Rep. Jackie Speier on how the Jonestown mass shooting changed her life

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) waits to testify before a House Administration hearing on Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Congressional Workplace on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 14, 2017.

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) waits to testify before a House Administration hearing on Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Congressional Workplace on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 14, 2017. Photo credit: Yuri Gripas/Reuters

It’s been 40 years since the Jonestown massacre, and the killing of California Congressman Leo Ryan. One of those wounded was Ryan’s aide, Jackie Speier. She survived, and is now a Congresswoman in Ryan’s old seat.

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Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Yael Even Or, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Adriana Cargill